1930s HOME MOVIE TRIP TO EGYPT NILE RIVER GREAT PYRAMID ASWAN LOW DAM XD65684

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Shot by an unknown American tourist, this fascinating home movie dates to the 1930s and shows a tour of Egypt including Aswan, Cairo, the Nile and the Great Pyramid and Sphinx.

A related film shot by the same person can be seen here: https://youtu.be/0ssnvqTsN_c

00:08 Pharaonic carvings on the wall of the Temple of Horus at Edfu in the south of Egypt (Upper Egypt). 00:14 Side view of the temple. 00:23 One of the two statues of Horus flanking the entrance can be seen. 00:29 The temple entrance. 00:34 General view of the temple exterior. 00:49 View from the temple’s interior. 01:05 A local tour guide. 01:16 Exploring a village in upper Egypt in the Nile valley. 02:34 An ancient water wheel used in Egypt since Pharaonic times through the late 20th century. 02:50 A felucca sailing on the Nile. 03:02 On the cruise ship haggling with souvenir merchants. 03:32 Boarding Nile row boats. 04:22 The Temple of Isis on Philae island. The temple used to flood annually until the completion of the Aswan high dam in 1970. 04:41 Children playing on top of the temple. 04:47 A carving of Anubis, the God of funerary rites, protector of graves and guide to the underworld. 05:24 Kerosene carts used at the time to deliver kerosene to the homes in the area. 05:31 Arriving at Aswan. 05:42 The Aswan low dam completed in 1902. 06:01 Walking around Aswan. 06:13 The Nile cruise ship / steam ship, appears to be the Brittania based on stern markings; this is the type of vessel mentioned in the Agatha Christie "Death on the Nile" book. 06:25 The temple of Kom Ombo. 07:24 A Nubian man with his grass-laden camel. 07:58 Villagers washing clothes in the Nile. 08:22 Arriving at the village of Esna. 08:30 The Temple of Khnum at Esna. 09:11 A craftsman weaving souvenirs. 09:31 The locks at the Aswan low dam. 09:51 The pyramid of Khufu in Giza. 09:58 Riding a camel at the Great Pyramid. 10:17 The Sphinx prior to restoration. 11:17 More camels at the pyramids. 11:31 In Jordan or possibly Palestine. 11:46 Small Villages in the Jordan/Palestine hills. 12:00 Stone buildings common in the region. 12:19 Two Jordanians (Palestinians?) talking by the road. 12:35 People riding donkeys ahead of a camel caravan.

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